False Serotine Bat vs field slug

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Deroceras agreste

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while field slug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	field slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Deroceras
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Deroceras agreste

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and field slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

field slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	field slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay).